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CH5 3EL area guide

Who lives in CH5 3EL, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Ewloe & Hawarden
Council: Flintshire
Region: Wales
Neighbourhood population: 1,547 (2024)

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At a glance

What CH5 3EL is like

CH5 3EL is a postcode in the Ewloe & Hawarden area of Flintshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,547 people. 90.5% of households own their home, 8.8% rent privately and 0.4% are in social housing. The largest age group is 70–74, and 52.2% of adults are in work. It ranks among the more affluent parts of Wales. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average. Homes in CH5 3 sold for a median of £290,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How CH5 3EL compares

Headline figures for CH5 3EL, set against Wales as a whole.

AffluenceMore

10.0/ 10

Less deprived than most. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Wales) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

4/ 10

Around the middle: 15.7 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£290,000

Median over 121 sales in CH5 3, +5.5% on the year before.

TransportMore

4.3/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 14 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

3 schools within 1 mile. None has a published inspection grade.

Household incomeMore

£56,808

Average annual income before tax, higher than 60% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where CH5 3EL differs most from the national average.

01
Among the more affluent placesPositive
Scores 10.0 out of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, making it less deprived than most of Wales.
02
Prices risingPositive
The median sale price in CH5 3 is up 5.5% on the year before.
03
An older population
30.9% of residents are 65 or over, against 21.3% across Wales.
04
Few private renters
Only 8.8% of households rent privately, against 17% across Wales.
05
Mostly owner-occupied
90.5% of households own their home, against 66.1% across Wales.

Questions

CH5 3EL FAQs

Is CH5 3EL a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 10.0 out of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in Wales. Higher-harm crime runs at 15.7 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 4.3 out of 10 (good).

How much does a house cost in CH5 3EL?

The median sale price over the last year was £290,000.

Homes in CH5 3 sold for a median of £290,000 across 121 sales in the year to August 2026, +5.5% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is CH5 3EL safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.7 offences per 1,000 people a year around CH5 3EL, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.

Who lives in CH5 3EL?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 70–74, at 8.4% of residents. 90.5% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (88.8%).

Which council covers CH5 3EL?

The local authority for CH5 3EL is Flintshire.

CH5 3EL comes under Flintshire in Wales. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is CH5 3EL?

Connectivity scores 4.3 out of 10.

There are 14 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 4.3 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Hawarden Rail Station, 0.2 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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